WO2004083553A1 - Perfectionnements relatifs a des raccords - Google Patents

Perfectionnements relatifs a des raccords Download PDF

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WO2004083553A1
WO2004083553A1 PCT/GB2004/001116 GB2004001116W WO2004083553A1 WO 2004083553 A1 WO2004083553 A1 WO 2004083553A1 GB 2004001116 W GB2004001116 W GB 2004001116W WO 2004083553 A1 WO2004083553 A1 WO 2004083553A1
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connector
glazing bar
building element
securement
glazing
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Barry Mcmahon
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Burnden Holdings (Uk) Limited
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04D—ROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS
    • E04D3/00—Roof covering by making use of flat or curved slabs or stiff sheets
    • E04D3/02—Roof covering by making use of flat or curved slabs or stiff sheets of plane slabs, slates, or sheets, or in which the cross-section is unimportant
    • E04D3/06—Roof covering by making use of flat or curved slabs or stiff sheets of plane slabs, slates, or sheets, or in which the cross-section is unimportant of glass or other translucent material; Fixing means therefor
    • E04D3/08—Roof covering by making use of flat or curved slabs or stiff sheets of plane slabs, slates, or sheets, or in which the cross-section is unimportant of glass or other translucent material; Fixing means therefor with metal glazing bars
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B7/00—Connections of rods or tubes, e.g. of non-circular section, mutually, including resilient connections
    • F16B7/04—Clamping or clipping connections
    • F16B7/044—Clamping or clipping connections for rods or tubes being in angled relationship
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04D—ROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS
    • E04D3/00—Roof covering by making use of flat or curved slabs or stiff sheets
    • E04D3/02—Roof covering by making use of flat or curved slabs or stiff sheets of plane slabs, slates, or sheets, or in which the cross-section is unimportant
    • E04D3/06—Roof covering by making use of flat or curved slabs or stiff sheets of plane slabs, slates, or sheets, or in which the cross-section is unimportant of glass or other translucent material; Fixing means therefor
    • E04D3/08—Roof covering by making use of flat or curved slabs or stiff sheets of plane slabs, slates, or sheets, or in which the cross-section is unimportant of glass or other translucent material; Fixing means therefor with metal glazing bars
    • E04D2003/0868—Mutual connections and details of glazing bars
    • E04D2003/0875—Mutual connections and details of glazing bars on the ridge of the roof or on intersecting roof parts
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04D—ROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS
    • E04D3/00—Roof covering by making use of flat or curved slabs or stiff sheets
    • E04D3/02—Roof covering by making use of flat or curved slabs or stiff sheets of plane slabs, slates, or sheets, or in which the cross-section is unimportant
    • E04D3/06—Roof covering by making use of flat or curved slabs or stiff sheets of plane slabs, slates, or sheets, or in which the cross-section is unimportant of glass or other translucent material; Fixing means therefor
    • E04D3/08—Roof covering by making use of flat or curved slabs or stiff sheets of plane slabs, slates, or sheets, or in which the cross-section is unimportant of glass or other translucent material; Fixing means therefor with metal glazing bars
    • E04D2003/0868—Mutual connections and details of glazing bars
    • E04D2003/0881—Mutual connections and details of glazing bars on the eaves of the roof
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B21/00—Means for preventing relative axial movement of a pin, spigot, shaft or the like and a member surrounding it; Stud-and-socket releasable fastenings
    • F16B21/06—Releasable fastening devices with snap-action
    • F16B21/08—Releasable fastening devices with snap-action in which the stud, pin, or spigot has a resilient part
    • F16B21/086—Releasable fastening devices with snap-action in which the stud, pin, or spigot has a resilient part the shank of the stud, pin or spigot having elevations, ribs, fins or prongs intended for deformation or tilting predominantly in a direction perpendicular to the direction of insertion
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B21/00—Means for preventing relative axial movement of a pin, spigot, shaft or the like and a member surrounding it; Stud-and-socket releasable fastenings
    • F16B21/06—Releasable fastening devices with snap-action
    • F16B21/08—Releasable fastening devices with snap-action in which the stud, pin, or spigot has a resilient part
    • F16B21/088—Releasable fastening devices with snap-action in which the stud, pin, or spigot has a resilient part the stud, pin or spigot being integrally formed with the component to be fastened, e.g. forming part of the sheet, plate or strip

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  • This invention relates to glazing bar connectors, structural assemblies and methods of connecting glazing bars to building elements.
  • .structural assemblies comprise glazing bars on which are mounted glazing panels.
  • the glazing bars are typically supported by and connected at one end to a ridge structure and the other end to an eaves structure .
  • Many ridge structures and eaves structures comprise plastics or metal profiles, to which the glazing bar is immovably connected.
  • Connection means generally used on glazing bars in order to rigidly connect them to such building elements generally comprise a bolt and nut or a screw and nut arrangement, such that a bit/screw is inserted through a hole either in the building element or glazing bar and a retaining member, such as a nut is threaded over the screw or bolt once the glazing bar and building element have been connected.
  • thermoforming bar connector which could be incorporated into a building element and onto which a glazing bar could be connected without the need for a separate retaining member. It would furthermore be advantageous to provide a connector in which a glazing bar could be rigidly connected to a building element but which could be easily removed if necessary without time consuming and awkward manipulation, such as manipulation of a separate securement or retaining member.
  • a glazing bar connector arranged in use to connect a glazing bar to a building element
  • the connector comprising a building element connection means arranged in use to operably cooperate with a building element, and a securement means comprising a movable member, movable between a first position in which a glazing bar can be demountably secured to the connector in use, and a second position in which the glazing bar is fixedly secured to the connector in use .
  • a structural assembly comprising a building element comprising a glazing bar connector on which is mounted a glazing bar, the glazing bar connector comprising a securement means comprising a movable member, the movable member being movable between a first position in which the glazing bar is demountably secured to the connector and a second position in which the glazing bar is fixedly secured to the connector.
  • a glazing bar to a building element the method comprising the steps of:
  • the building element connection means is preferably arranged in use to connect to a corresponding connection means on a building element.
  • the building element connection means may comprise any suitable means such as a screw/bolt and nut arrangement, or bracket, for example.
  • the building element connection means comprises a connector body which is profiled to connect with a corresponding connection means of the building element.
  • the connector body may comprise a substantially cylindrical body of circular cross-section, arranged in use to cooperate with a corresponding channel of circular cross-section on the building element.
  • the building element connection means is rotatably mountable on a building element, but may be rigidly mountable. Rotatable mounting enables the securement means to be positioned optimally for particular structured assembly designs and may allow different types of glazing bar having different profiles to be connected to a building element .
  • the securement means of the connector comprises a resilient means, resiliently movable between the second and first position, and is preferably resiliently urged from the second to the first position.
  • the securement means may comprise a securement member, on which is mounted the resilient means.
  • the securement member may comprise a male member arranged to operably cooperate with a corresponding female member on a glazing bar such as an aperture on the glazing bar, for example.
  • the securement member may comprise an elongate member, preferably having a cylindrical or regular polygonal cross-section.
  • the resilient means may comprise a resilient member which is the first position does not substantially protrude from the connector, and which is the second position extends transversely from the connector.
  • the resilient member may comprise a resilient plastics member.
  • the securement means may include a resilient biasing means, arranged in use to bias a securement member to the second position, until acted upon, in use.
  • the resilient biasing means may comprise a spring, such as a helical spring, leaf spring or the like, for example.
  • securement means There may be more than one securement means .
  • all of the securement means comprise movable members that are movable, more preferably synchronously, between the first and second positions.
  • the building element may be any suitable building element to which it is desired to connect a glazing bar.
  • the building element is a ridge member or eaves member, more preferably a conservatory ridge beam or eaves beam.
  • the structural assembly may comprise two or more building elements, on which are mounted at least one glazing bar. There may be more than one glazing bar, each glazing bar being connected to a building element by a connector.
  • the glazing bar may be connected to a building element at or in the region of an end of the glazing bar, and may be connected at either end of the glazing bar to separate building elements, each end being connected by a separate connector.
  • the or each glazing bar is preferably an inverted T- section, and may have ducted stems.
  • the or each glazing bar and/or building element may be constructed from plastics, metal (including alloy) material or a mixture thereof.
  • plastics materials include extruded plastics materials such as PVC, for example.
  • Suitable metals include aluminium, for example.
  • a kit of parts comprising a glazing bar connector of the first aspect of the invention and a connector decoupling tool.
  • the connector decoupling tool is arranged, in use to enable decoupling of a glazing bar from the connector by effecting movement of the movable member of securement means from the second position to the first position.
  • the glazing bar decoupling tool comprises means to bias the securement means to the first position, preferably whilst enabling simultaneous at least partial removal of the glazing bar from the connector, more preferably full removal from the connector.
  • the connector comprises a male member
  • the securement means comprises a resilient member arranged in the second position to protrude from the male member
  • the tool comprises a female member comprising a bore arranged in use to slide over the male member of the connector and bias the resilient member of the securement means to the first position, thus enabling withdrawal of the glazing bar from the connector, in use.
  • Figure 1 illustrates a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the glazing bar connector of the first aspect of the invention, with the movable member of the building element connection means in the second position;
  • Figure 2 illustrates the glazing bar connector of Figure 1 in which the movable member is in the first position
  • Figure 3 illustrates a perspective view of the glazing bar connector of Figure 1 in the vicinity of a building element to which it is to be connected;
  • Figure 4 illustrates a perspective view of a structural assembly comprising a building element, glazing bars and glazing bar connectors of Figure 1 and 2;
  • Figure 5A illustrates a cross sectional view taken through the line A-A of Figure 4, in which a glazing bar connector of the first aspect of the invention is connected to a building element, and a glazing bar has been partially mounted on the glazing bar connector and building element;
  • Figure 5B illustrates a cross sectional view taken through the line A-A of Figure 5A in which the glazing bar is fully connected to the glazing bar connector and building element;
  • Figure 6 illustrates a glazing bar connector removal tool
  • FIGs 1 and 2 are perspective views of a glazing bar connector 2 of the invention.
  • the glazing bar connector 2 comprises a building element connection means in the form of a connector body 4, operably co-operable with a building element, the connector body 4 including two spaced apart parallel perpendicular securement means 6, 6' , which consist of a securement body 10 on which is mounted a movable member 8, 8', movable between a first position in which a glazing bar can be demountably secured to the glazing bar connector 2 and a second position in which a' glazing bar is fixedly securable to the connector 2.
  • Figure 1 illustrates the connector 2 in which the movable members 8, 8' are in the second position whereby the movable members 8 , 8 ' protrude from the securement body 10, 10'.
  • Figure 2 illustrates the connector 2 whereby the movable members 8, 8' are in the first position, in which the movable members 8, 8' do not protrude from the securement body 10, 10'.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates a connector 2 of Figure 1 about to be inserted into a building element 12.
  • the building element 12 consists of a profile 13 for a conservatory roof beam, the profile comprising a profile body 13 which is hollow and shaped to enable connection of other structural elements (not shown) .
  • the profile body 13 includes a connection channel 14, consisting of a open hollow cylindrical channel, having a upper surface 16 of the channel and a slot extending therealong.
  • the glazing bar connector 2 is inserted such that the connector body 4, which is a cylindrical body slides into the channel of the connector channel 14 of the building element 12, such that the securement means 6, 6' protrude through the open slot of the connector channel 14.
  • the connector body 4 is rotatably mounted within the channel such that it may be used to connect glazing bars having various geometries and profiles which may require the securement means 6, 6' to be at an angle other than parallel with the body of the glazing bar, in accordance with for example a particular roof design or other structural assembly design.
  • Figure 4 illustrates a structural assembly comprising a building element 12 in which two glazing bar connectors 2 have been inserted into the connector channel 14.
  • the first glazing bar 18 at the right of the diagram has been connected to the building element 12 by the connector 2.
  • a second glazing bar 18' on the left of the diagram is positioned over the building element 12 and can be connected to the building element 12 via the glazing bar connector 2'.
  • the structural assembly further comprises glazing bar end caps 20 and end cap covers 22 to seal the ends of the glazing bars 18, 18' .
  • Figure 5A illustrates a cross sectional view taken to the line A-A of the structural assembly shown in Figure 4, but wherein the glazing bar 18 has only been partially lowered onto the glazing bar connector 2.
  • the glazing bar 18 comprises an inverted T-section bar comprising a head of a T 19, from which upwardly extends a body 21.
  • the head 19 includes apertures 24 either side of the body 19 at or near both ends thereof. Thus there are two apertures at either end, one each side of the body 21.
  • the glazing bar 18 is lowered onto the connector 2 which is in turn connected to the connection channel 14 of the building element 12.
  • the securement members 6, 6' enter through the apertures 24 of the head 19 of the glazing bar 18.
  • the head 19 around the aperture 24 begins to abut the movable members 8 , moving them from the second position towards the first position by way of the resilient nature of the plastics material of the movable members 8.
  • the movable members As the movable members are moved to the first position, they begin to move into the body of the securement body 10, 10', and thus eventually do not protrude from the securement body 10, 10' thus allowing the head 19 of the glazing bar 18 to pass over the movable members 8, 8' and abut the connector body 4.
  • the movable member 8, 8' As the head 19 passes the movable member 8, 8', as shown in Figure 5B, the movable member is then resiliently biased back towards the second position, and thus protrudes from the securement body 10, 10' to a greater diameter than the aperture 24 in the head 19 of the glazing bar 18.
  • the region around the aperture 24 of the head 19 of the glazing bar 18 is prevented from being moved back up the securement body 10 of the securement means 6 by the protruding movable members 8, 8' extending diametrically either side of the securement body 10, 10' . In this way the glazing bar 18 is securely connected to both the securement member 2 and the building element 12.
  • glazing bar connectors 2 There may be as many glazing bar connectors 2 as are needed to enable connection of both ends of all glazing bars 18 arranged to be connected to a building element 12 or a plurality of building elements in a structural assembly.
  • a glazing bar connector decoupling tool 26 can be used, as shown in Figure 6.
  • the glazing bar connector decoupling tool 26 comprises a handle 32 from which extends an elongate shaft 30 at the end of which comprises a glazing bar connector decoupling bit 28.
  • the decoupling bit 28 comprises a hollow cylinder being open at the distal end thereof and attached to the elongate shaft 30 of the tool 26. If a glazing bar 18 is desired to be removed from a structural assembly, the decoupling bit 28 is placed over the securement body 10 of the securement means 6 on a glazing bar connector 2, until the end of the bit 28 abuts the movable member 8, 8' of the connector 2.

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La présente invention concerne un raccord de traverse d'appui pour vitrage (2), conçu pour raccorder une traverse d'appui (18) à un élément de construction (12), ledit raccord comportant un moyen de raccordement d'un élément de construction (4) conçu pour coopérer fonctionnement avec un élément de construction (12), et un moyen d'arrimage (6, 6') comprenant un élément mobile (8) susceptible de se déplacer entre une première position dans laquelle une traverse d'appui peut être arrimée de manière démontable au raccord en fonction et une seconde position dans laquelle la traverse d'appui est attachée de manière fixe au raccord en fonction.
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GB2406586A (en) * 2003-06-13 2005-04-06 Hadjco 259 Ltd Fastening assembly
EP3505701A1 (fr) * 2017-12-29 2019-07-03 Ingo Kneer Dispositif formant toit et procédé de fabrication d'un dispositif formant toit

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GB1248704A (en) * 1969-01-02 1971-10-06 Streater Ind Inc Tubular frame joint member
EP0181285A1 (fr) * 1984-11-05 1986-05-14 Karl Vollenweider Jonction pour profils essentiellement creux et demi-ouverts
DE3518153A1 (de) * 1985-05-21 1986-11-27 Flachglas AG, 8510 Fürth Glashaus
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US6026615A (en) * 1997-12-29 2000-02-22 Ultraframe Limited Roofs
WO2002057561A1 (fr) * 2001-01-20 2002-07-25 Callaghan, Madeline Ensemble faitier pour toit vitre

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US2762639A (en) * 1953-01-07 1956-09-11 Molter Ralph Marcy Joint connections for framing systems
GB1248704A (en) * 1969-01-02 1971-10-06 Streater Ind Inc Tubular frame joint member
EP0181285A1 (fr) * 1984-11-05 1986-05-14 Karl Vollenweider Jonction pour profils essentiellement creux et demi-ouverts
DE3518153A1 (de) * 1985-05-21 1986-11-27 Flachglas AG, 8510 Fürth Glashaus
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US6026615A (en) * 1997-12-29 2000-02-22 Ultraframe Limited Roofs
WO2002057561A1 (fr) * 2001-01-20 2002-07-25 Callaghan, Madeline Ensemble faitier pour toit vitre

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2406586A (en) * 2003-06-13 2005-04-06 Hadjco 259 Ltd Fastening assembly
EP3505701A1 (fr) * 2017-12-29 2019-07-03 Ingo Kneer Dispositif formant toit et procédé de fabrication d'un dispositif formant toit

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